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Podcast: Water, AI and data centres
Ahead of World Water Day on 22 March, this week’s podcast considers the global challenge of improving access to clean water and examines the intersection... 
Revolutionising smart water management with AI
AI’s water use is in the spotlight, but the same technology promises to transform how this most precious resource is managed, potentially leading to significant... 
Innovative water management: the future of data centres
From water treatment technologies to smart water management, water tech innovations are increasing the efficiency of data centres. 
Gold and the rates cycle – the outlook for 2025
Reduced expectations of rate cuts could represent a headwind, but central bank buying remains a support, and earnings suggest miners are reaping the rewards of... 
Why is AI so thirsty?
In the first part of a new series on AI and water, we explain why these systems could soon be consuming around five times as... 
Implications of reducing the carbon footprint of factor strategies
In a forthcoming research paper we’ll provide a detailed analysis of how factor strategies’ carbon footprint can be reduced and its implications. Here’s a preview... 
Renewables under Trump: what to expect
Translating rhetoric into policy is complex. We believe the economics of clean power is compellingly simple. 
Podcast: US exceptionalism, political risk and non-consensus views
Listen to our expects discuss key themes from our 2025 global outlook, from how politics might sway markets next year to concentration risk within equities. 
Podcast: Maths, markets and misconceptions
How much maths ability is needed to work on an investment desk? And how can maths help reveal what's really going on in markets? 
What are the factors that determine the bid-ask spread?
The bid-ask spread for an ETF can be influenced by several factors, including trading volume, volatility of underlying assets, primary market costs and overall market... 
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